Recognised as Colour
#C9A1F2
- #C9A1F2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C9A1F2 is a violet with RGB values 201, 161, 242 and HSL 270°, 76%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C9A1F2#C9A1F2
HEX#C9A1F2
RGBrgb(201, 161, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.6314, 0.949
RGB percentages78.8%, 63.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(269.6, 75.7%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 33.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK16.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,214,194
CSS custom property--colour: #C9A1F2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#365E0D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAF2A1
Analogous#A1A1F2, #F2A1F2
Triadic#F2C9A1, #A1F2C9
Split complementary#F2F2A1, #A1F2A1
Tetradic#F2A1A1, #CAF2A1, #A1F2F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R201
G161
B242
Red201 (78.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue269.63°
Saturation (HSL)75.7%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C9 · G A1 · B F2
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